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"Things have been far from smooth with the new Chinese-built railway in Kenya. The most alarming allegations include abuse of local Kenyan workers segregation between Chinese and Kenyan staff and the use of Chinese drivers over locals on the trains. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001287179/revealed-sgr-workers-treated-badly-by-chinese-masters https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001287179/revealed-sgr-workers-treated-badly-by-chinese-masters"
X Link 2018-07-11T15:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"If China wants to lose its mind over one little tweet from the Houston Rockets GM and block the NBA from being watched by its people then so be it. Screw petty little China/CCP. Seriously NBA show some spine stand up to China and start focusing on other markets instead"
X Link 2019-10-08T13:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"WHO head Tedros is a really pathetic person. Besides giving bad coronavirus advice and being a stooge to China he's blaming Taiwan for an online campaign against him. So #Taiwanese media Up Media reported on Thursday that the US informed #Taiwan in February that @WHO chief @DrTedros who has been criticized for his repeated praise on #China throughout the #COVID19 outbreak complained that he believed the negative comments against him . So #Taiwanese media Up Media reported on Thursday that the US informed #Taiwan in February that @WHO chief @DrTedros who has been criticized for his repeated"
X Link 2020-03-28T07:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@itsjina Are you asking for a link to an article or the actual statement If the latter this is it but it's in French. https://www.monarchie.be/fr/agenda/lettre-de-felicitations-a-loccasion-du-60eme-anniversaire-de-lindependance-du-congo https://www.monarchie.be/fr/agenda/lettre-de-felicitations-a-loccasion-du-60eme-anniversaire-de-lindependance-du-congo"
X Link 2020-07-01T10:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"The world definitely deserves answers from China over COVID-19 'It should be made clear to Mr. Xi that to treat a disease that has sickened [--] million people and killed two million as a propaganda problem is dangerous and unworthy of a country with pretensions to global influence and power.' https://t.co/gZ4SvpfceL 'It should be made clear to Mr. Xi that to treat a disease that has sickened [--] million people and killed two million as a propaganda problem is dangerous and unworthy of a country with pretensions to global influence and power.' https://t.co/gZ4SvpfceL"
X Link 2021-01-24T13:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Interesting article about how Taiwan looks to Ukraine for how to defend itself against China. However it doesn't really mention the actual situation in Ukraine and how their army is faring as well as the differences between Taiwan and Ukraine"
X Link 2023-07-10T15:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"@content_grinder @MMcCreesh I used to wonder at this and wish that Taiwan could have more self-confidence to promote itself but I now realize that the flipside of this is to be accountable for your claims and uphold standards and I don't think Taiwanese are ready for this"
X Link 2023-09-25T09:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@anderscorr @FreemanWSJ One can dislike Xi but calling him a thug in an article strikes me as really puerile and petty"
X Link 2023-11-14T09:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@royngerng I think it's ironic but noticeable that as or despite Taiwan becoming more prosperous in the last few years people have also become more impolite and selfish. For eg traffic deaths actually reached a 10-year high in 2022"
X Link 2023-11-21T08:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Not the first time it's happened to me in Taipei but an older woman walked past me today and I moved aside and she still bumped me. I saw she walked fast and wasn't slowing down so I even tensed my arm a bit in case we bumped. I think she might have even done it on purpose"
X Link 2023-11-21T13:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Taiwan's government is trying harder to claim that the anti-Indian workers posts on Taiwanese social media were actually mainland Chinese disinformation. It's not very convincing but worse it shows that the govt is not willing to confront racism here"
X Link 2023-11-27T13:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"I'm not saying there's no chance any of those posts came from mainland Chinese but racism and xenophobia are common enough in Taiwan and cannot be blamed on alleged Chinese disinformation"
X Link 2023-11-27T13:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Unpleasant Taiwan experience: on Saturday night my upstairs neighbor who has been causing a lot of disruption to the point where I've had to speak to him (a guy in his 30s) and his parents came and banged on my door while shouting for me to open the door. Obviously I didn't"
X Link 2023-12-04T14:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"I tweeted about this back in June though I haven't mentioned it here since then"
X Link 2023-12-04T14:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@BanGaoRen Surely he's referring to [----] and not [----] when Taiwan actually had one of the worst outbreaks in the world in terms of cases and deaths"
X Link 2023-12-10T11:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@foreignersinTW Good points that accurately show why it's not just low salaries that are a problematic aspect about Taiwan working culture"
X Link 2023-12-12T12:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Mont_Jiang @SammyCSCS There's a lot of insularity and complacency in Taiwan plus local media just like Western media are hardly reporting on Ukraine anymore"
X Link 2023-12-24T12:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Mont_Jiang @SammyCSCS To be fair a lot of young Taiwanese have turned away from the DPP as some of them realize the constant faux defiance towards China and cozying up to the West means shit compared to the actual state of matters in Taiwan which has deteriorated a lot these past few years"
X Link 2023-12-24T12:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@DerekJGrossman No it isn't. China does know the difference between the KMT and DPP as ties have only broken down since the latter came into power in 2016"
X Link 2023-12-24T13:47Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"So three years of construction by my home in Taipei has resulted in two eyesore apartment buildings crammed into tiny plots with inadequate parking spaces and a road (which was newly repaved in November) which resembles a third-world slum lane"
X Link 2023-12-27T13:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"One of the buildings is behind schedule by almost a year and the construction is still going on. Both buildings (which are not public housing and so won't alleviate housing problems) are built on small plots with one being built on the front yard of an existing compound"
X Link 2023-12-27T13:13Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Also this is the sort of thing you used to associate with mainland China but the thing is this (among a multitude of unsavory developments and incidents) is actually common in Taiwan. Keep in mind this is in Taipei and a "newer" district too"
X Link 2023-12-27T13:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"This is the second building on the left which was built on the front yard of an existing compound while the first building right was also built on a small piece of land. Both buildings don't have enough car spaces which might be a good thing as the road is one single lane"
X Link 2023-12-27T13:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Happy New Year to everyone here. My Taipei NYE weekend was being woken up by construction workers early in the morning at 6-7am shouting abuses outside my building (Saturday Sunday and Monday) then staying inside their building for the rest of the day and doing very little"
X Link 2024-01-02T09:28Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"@liqian_ren Good catch. A lot of the coverage is either about alleged Chinese disinformation which conveniently has become a hot topic this week or focus on dissatisfaction with housing prices and inflation and none go into detail on DPP's many problems"
X Link 2024-01-11T15:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@RockVica @foreignersinTW Hope it doesn't escalate. Do you know it is your neighbor for sure or a stranger passing by Either way it is disgusting behavior"
X Link 2024-01-12T03:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I know many people won't like this but let's be honest not everything in Taiwan is Chinese disinformation and hyping this up obscures a lot of issues in Taiwan politics"
X Link 2024-01-12T03:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@NBarton @lhsingapura Yet being in Taiwan it's clear why the government would never do this because its whole nationalism drive is dependent on not having to do anything more strenuous than issuing tweets or posters with cute mascots"
X Link 2024-01-25T10:13Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"@misssashleyrae @KentscherooT Yes like a lot of Westerners and diaspora coming here during the pandemic and gushing over everything"
X Link 2024-01-30T10:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@pplsartofwar Taiwan is another journalism example"
X Link 2024-02-03T09:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@alchemi_tT1000 Really Is HK a failed city"
X Link 2024-02-13T09:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@alchemi_tT1000 I've been to HK a couple of times last year and I worked there before in the past. I know the economy is not as good and some people have left but things don't seem that terrible"
X Link 2024-02-13T09:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Also compared to Taipei Hong Kong is still more international multicultural and bustling. I actually miss being around crowds of mainland Chinese as well as South Asians Westerners and other Asians. Before you say so does Taiwan yes I know but not in as great numbers"
X Link 2024-02-28T14:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Taiwan certainly does not have many mainland Chinese unlike HK where many of them live work study or visit. Say whatever you want about Beijing's harder stance on HK but this has nothing with do with those individuals"
X Link 2024-02-28T14:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Sure you can view the leaning tower of Pisa in Italy but now in Taiwan you can live in the tilting tower of Sanchong"
X Link 2024-02-29T13:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@petelincoln48 It does seem peaceful but bad stuff happens much more than a few times. Also the murder rate is higher than several European countries"
X Link 2024-03-02T12:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@ForeverMomoland @shu_wang_gong No it's a racist decision. There are already many Philipino and Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan who may not look East Asian but still do their jobs well and don't get into much trouble"
X Link 2024-03-03T09:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@laowai88888888 @michaelturton Remember the government said Taiwan has no racism and according to Western media it's the most liberal and democratic place in Asia"
X Link 2024-03-03T09:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@DemesDavid I thought of this as well and I think it's a striking example of Taiwan's hypocrisy and the government's refusal to deal with racism"
X Link 2024-03-03T09:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@taiwanreporter I've long said Taiwan is really insular especially under the current administration"
X Link 2024-03-03T09:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@RatihKabinawa Yes I agree. Also it is patronizing to set up programs in Indonesia that ignore the majority of Indonesians"
X Link 2024-03-04T10:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@shu_wang_gong Hopefully in future a documentary could be made about the murder of a Vietnamese migrant worker by [--] Taiwanese in Pingtung in 2023"
X Link 2024-03-06T11:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Matt_Schrader_ I'm not saying I support their ban of Google and FB but I think China's position was more consistent than the US' ultimatum towards Tik Tok"
X Link 2024-03-14T15:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@Matt_Schrader_ Well I'm not sure the inconsistency is because of democracy rather than because of tiktok being from China. If tiktok was from Brazil or India or Canada would this be happening"
X Link 2024-03-15T09:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Never underestimate how tricky some people in Taiwan can be to the extent of having their own feet amputated to commit insurance fraud and for only US$1.3 million"
X Link 2024-03-15T09:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@Matt_Schrader_ In other words this is something driven by politics and interests rather than law. That's the issue I have here. I'm not a tiktok user and I don't care that much about the company or app itself"
X Link 2024-03-15T14:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"There's so much hypocrisy with Taiwan's government donating money to Israel amid its invasion in Gaza. I hate that my tax money is going towards a country that's killing tens of thousands of civilians and kids while starving those who are alive and destroying entire cities. Theres a lack of food water healthcare supplies menstrual products and everything else needed for human life in Gaza yet Taiwan is donating 500k to Israel. Should Taiwan expect the world to support them against China when they wont support Palestinian victims of genocide Theres a lack of food water healthcare supplies"
X Link 2024-03-20T09:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@jojjeols I tweeted about this as well after seeing the Taiwan News article. It's surprising that little has been reported about this especially as there're both the Hong Kong and the Taiwan street violent crime angles"
X Link 2024-03-25T10:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@shadihamid Actually this goes all the way back to when the US invaded Iraq on false pretenses in [----] never suffered any consequences for it then reacted with shock when Russia did what it did in Ukraine in 2022"
X Link 2024-04-10T12:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I've said this before but Taiwan can be a very unhealthy society. From a baby being killed by its foster carer to a celebrity being caught with child abuse porn to a man "trapping" his debtors in his home before burning himself and two of them to death. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5340435 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5340435"
X Link 2024-04-13T06:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@ZichenWanghere Does Shanghai-Zhejiang-Jiangsu fall into southern China or is it its own region"
X Link 2024-04-13T15:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"So [--] people in Taiwan's military have already killed themselves this year more than the average annual total from 2017-2022. This should be getting a bit more attention especially with the increased focus on defence. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404240006 https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202404240006"
X Link 2024-04-24T14:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@misssashleyrae Yeah I wonder when Taiwan's MOFA and Joseph Wu will express any concern for the gross human rights violations of Palestinians including children at the hands of Israeli military in Gaza"
X Link 2024-04-24T15:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@jordynhaime Decent article especially the part at the end about Taiwan's vague plans to learn from Israel but I thought there could have been more details about the war in Gaza especially Palestinian deaths. Referring to what's going on there as a "situation" also is inaccurate"
X Link 2024-04-30T15:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@BonnieGlaser @KathrinHille @FT Did you read the last few paragraphs Doesn't sound very optimistic for Taiwan given that indigenous people make up a big proportion of the military"
X Link 2024-05-04T15:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Blunt article about how Taiwan has failed to live up to its claims and let down Hong Kongers trying to resettle here. As I've noted Taiwan has become more insular whilst promoting an image that at odds with reality. https://hongkonger.world/2024/05/02/life-in-taiwan-proves-a-letdown/ https://hongkonger.world/2024/05/02/life-in-taiwan-proves-a-letdown/"
X Link 2024-05-05T10:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"It's clear Taiwan has no interest in helping Hong Kongers now that it gets plenty of attention from the West. "Why did the Taiwanese government or the world help the people of Hong Kong back then It was because we were on the international stage. But now we are not Lee said.""
X Link 2024-05-05T10:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@chloetankahhui @tobbinatorscw I agree that the DPP govt and Taiwanese in general harbor discriminatory views towards SE Asians. However promoting Hokkien and Hakka education is not so different from the KMT's view towards Chinese except it's even more insular. Also Taiwan doesn't excel in Hokkien itself"
X Link 2024-05-06T11:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@royngerng In a nutshell this is pretty much what happened. It's clear to everyone from pro-China folks to actual Hong Kongers and it does not reflect well on the DPP government"
X Link 2024-05-08T15:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@USA_BaoziLover @zapatas_mom When I was in Beijing for a couple of years I got my hair cut by a woman only once and when I asked how come most hairdressers were men she agreed and didn't really have an answer"
X Link 2024-05-08T15:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@przidnt1 @pplsartofwar @KuittinenPetri Yes the DPP is very unserious about defense. However the one-year conscription started this year but only applies to men born after [----]. Most Taiwanese go to university first before doing conscription so only about [----] men will do the one-year service. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202401250022 https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202401250022"
X Link 2024-05-13T16:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@KuittinenPetri @przidnt1 @pplsartofwar The DPP seems to blindly believe that the US will intervene to protect Taiwan and that it could beat China neither of which is guaranteed. I've written about how this is foolhardy but this makes me unpopular. I reside in Taiwan but I've stopped caring that much"
X Link 2024-05-13T16:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"A New Taipei man may have killed his wife 3-year-old son and his mother-in-law after all three were found dead in their apartment. The three had been dead for several days. If it was murder the man didn't just kill his own child but [--] generations. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202405130019 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202405130019"
X Link 2024-05-14T05:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"It's not even the only murder or suspicious death in Taiwan recently- a campground owner in Nantou beat an employee to death while a woman was found dead in her Taipei apartment. This one involves financial issues (debt owed to scam gang) and the killing of women and children"
X Link 2024-05-14T05:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@petelincoln48 Yeah very shameful for Taiwan the DPP and democracy"
X Link 2024-05-18T05:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@rnieh4 Just watch the video. I've also worked and written for media in Taiwan and elsewhere too"
X Link 2024-05-18T05:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@BiCrig @xinyun_tw No this doesn't show him slipping on paper. It just shows him stepping on paper as he dashes forward toward her. Saying slipping on paper made him tackle her then grab her swing her and push her down is ridiculous"
X Link 2024-05-18T16:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@BiCrig @xinyun_tw In fact this video clearly shows him running forward as soon as he gets on top of the table meaning he intended to do what he did"
X Link 2024-05-18T16:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@liqian_ren Good points that is a biased tweet. The opposition didn't push through anything the ruling party tried to prevent and obstruct the bills from being voted on. Also expanding the power of the legislature to scrutinize the government is not exactly bad"
X Link 2024-05-19T08:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@liqian_ren It's very embarrassing behavior that would be heavily ridiculed if lawmakers elsewhere did something similar such as in Hong Kong South Korea Singapore UK etc"
X Link 2024-05-19T11:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@xinshi04395876 @wearytolove In a democracy it's normal for the government to be subject to scrutiny from the legislature. Only in authoritarian countries does the government have absolute authority. Is Taiwan a democracy or authoritarian"
X Link 2024-05-19T15:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@liaoshenyi It would be nice if these SE Asians actually had citizenship or even regular residency neither of which the vast majority of SE Asians in Taiwan have"
X Link 2024-05-20T09:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@KMTCommissar Did you read that profile of Tsai Ing-wen in the BBC Many DPPers keep talking about a new Asian alliance with the US as a "quarterback" thus implying that this will protect Taiwan and that the DPP never actually needs to do anything"
X Link 2024-05-22T08:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@ForeignDevil666 @Diplomat_APAC Biased framing - strengthening legislatorial oversight of the government is not undermining political freedoms"
X Link 2024-05-22T11:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Looking at all the legislative fighting and protests over the past two weeks in Taiwan I shudder to think at how effective the dastardly CCP has been in convincing or manipulating the DPP and its supporters into instigating all this destabilizing chaos"
X Link 2024-05-27T09:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"I don't know how the CCP has done it but even the best political geniuses couldn't dream of getting the ruling DPP to cause chaos in its own legislature while riling up tens of thousands of Taiwanese to protest"
X Link 2024-05-27T09:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"The CCP has been blamed for all sorts of problems in Taiwan from election disinformation to anti-Indian comments to even recent restaurant food scandals so why not the legislative chaos even if it was started by the DPP"
X Link 2024-05-27T09:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"South Africa is holding its national elections today in what is expected to be its most important and competitive one since its first democratic election in [----]. Hopefully things go smoothly and the results will bring about positive change. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/south-africa-elections-voting-under-way-grim-national-mood https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/south-africa-elections-voting-under-way-grim-national-mood"
X Link 2024-05-29T10:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"South Africa is one of the world's most fascinating countries and it is a shame that it has been afflicted by serious crime economic and infrastructural problems. May the good people of this remarkable nation continue to strive and progress after what has been a tough decade"
X Link 2024-05-29T10:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@DemesDavid I'm mystified that this is considered anything but puerile behavior that drastically lowers the reputation of Taiwan's democracy"
X Link 2024-05-29T13:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"South Africa is at a new political crossroads after the ruling ANC which has led the nation since [----] after the end of apartheid only won [--] percent of the vote in last week's election. This forces them to have to set up a coalition which is intriguing https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/01/south-africa-to-embark-on-new-political-path-after-anc-loses-majority https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/01/south-africa-to-embark-on-new-political-path-after-anc-loses-majority"
X Link 2024-06-02T09:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The ANC can choose the Democratic Alliance which is the main opposition or an upstart party led by former ANC leader and South African president Jacob Zuma which surprisingly came in third with almost [--] percent of the vote. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyeek2xlgzzo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyeek2xlgzzo"
X Link 2024-06-02T09:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The DA is the logical choice but as a white-led albeit multicultural party there is an aversion to it from elements of the ANC. Meanwhile Zuma's party has radical policies such as land seizure and nationalization as does the leftwing EFF both of whom see whites as invaders"
X Link 2024-06-02T10:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@heldavidson Not sure why the beef noodles disinformation is part of the headline given that it didn't come from China. A more honest or thorough dive would also reveal that quite a lot of disinformation in Taiwan is local"
X Link 2024-06-06T04:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@uranusjr @KuangshunYang No need to be so defensive. I get what you mean and it's clear that Taiwanese Hokkien was still widely spoken across Taiwan up until at least the late 70s"
X Link 2024-06-06T15:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"There's an interesting parallel between Taiwan and South Africa's elections this year where the ruling parties won but with only [--] percent of the vote down significantly from [--] percent in the last election. Yet while the ANC has been humbled Taiwan's DPP still acts entitled"
X Link 2024-06-09T11:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Obviously the political systems are different as by law South Africa's ruling party must have over [--] percent of parliamentary seats. Yet the DPP also lost its legislative majority so it suffered in both the presidential and legislative elections. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/7/why-south-africas-anc-wants-a-national-unity-govt-after-losing-majority https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/7/why-south-africas-anc-wants-a-national-unity-govt-after-losing-majority"
X Link 2024-06-09T11:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"It's bizarre that instead of showing humility and acknowledging that most Taiwan voters chose the opposition the DPP is instigating fights in the legislature and encouraging (at the least) the public protests against the opposition. And that's not all it's trying to do"
X Link 2024-06-09T11:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Hopefully what I'm hearing of about the DPP doesn't come to fruition as it reeks of witchhunts and paranoia. In India even Modi was humbled as his party won the election but lost its parliamentary majority which was widely reported unlike with the DPP. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/04/india-election-results-narendra-modi-bjp https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/04/india-election-results-narendra-modi-bjp"
X Link 2024-06-09T12:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Very interesting piece on how Hong Kong's obsession with Singapore ignores how mainland Chinese cities and even Macau are catching up or even surpassing HK in certain ways. HK has long coasted on its finance hub status to the detriment of diversifying and improving itself. The endless Hong Kong vs Singapore "rivalry" narratives serve to divert HK's attention from its closest competition and sidetrack the city from what it could really be doing to level up. Read it below or in the @straitstimes online gift link: https://t.co/hcYDIuZJqR https://t.co/YHO8k5oyKD The endless Hong Kong vs Singapore"
X Link 2024-06-10T13:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@michaelturton I don't know Michael the complacency and superficial nationalism fostered by the DPP is completely on them and not by Beijing. And accusing people of "serving" Beijing sounds like pro-green scaremongering and McCarthyism"
X Link 2024-06-26T09:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@michaelturton @Tracey_PayneAsi If Taiwan is accepting no more than [----] no sooner than one year from now than it will be many years before it will get into the 0000s"
X Link 2024-06-26T09:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@kedisavesthewld @trickytaipei Same reason that non-migrant workers including bushiban teachers are granted residency status"
X Link 2024-07-02T05:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@shangxiaomu I've been to Xian which is fantastic and I plan to visit those other cities in the interior"
X Link 2024-07-02T05:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Wije73381133 @hsiaocollective @shu_wang_gong Yet they moved to China and ruled from Beijing not Manchuria and gradually became Sinicized. Would you also be claiming that the England was French because William of Normandy was French"
X Link 2024-07-08T08:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@hsiaocollective @Wije73381133 @shu_wang_gong Except that the ROC maintains a Chinese identity whether one likes it or not and the Taiwanese are predominantly Han speaking Chinese languages with Chinese traditions. Also from a geopolitical standpoint the PRC won the civil war and given Taiwan was part of China then "
X Link 2024-07-08T09:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"So clashes broke out in Taiwan's legislature again but that was perhaps only the second-most craziest thing today. The father of a DPP city councilor was gunned down at his Tainan home this morning by an assassin making this a potential political killing https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5899259 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5899259"
X Link 2024-07-08T09:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@BanGaoRen It is terrible but that kind of stuff happens in Taiwan too. It's just that in Taiwan most murders aren't reported in English-language outlets"
X Link 2024-07-11T06:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@BanGaoRen I agree and the difference is Taiwan seems to cultivate an image that is often at odds with what is really going on. I do think the murder of that guy should have been reported by international outlets (I think only Reuters has done so) because it is a political killing"
X Link 2024-07-11T06:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Truth_n_Respect I've noticed a lot of these murder-suicides involving kids as well as other tragic and violent crimes happening in Taiwan and it's about time somebody highlighted it since the authorities apparently don't care"
X Link 2024-07-12T05:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Murder-suicides often involving kids are another serious problem in Taiwan that has also been rising in the last few years. Just this week a man in Sanchong killed his wife and his baby before killing himself while a Taichung woman jumped off a building with her little daughter Over [--] children were killed in murder-suicides in Taiwan in the past six years a new report shows. The alarming new data reveals a persistent stigma about getting psychiatric help suicide prevention workers say. https://t.co/Is00QWGsWj Over [--] children were killed in murder-suicides in Taiwan in the past six years a"
X Link 2024-07-12T05:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"A lot of these are often not reported by Taiwan English-language outlets so here's a Chinese-language article about the Sanchong man who killed his wife and young baby before committing suicide. https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E4%B8%89%E9%87%8D3%E5%B1%8D%E5%91%BD%E6%A1%88-%E5%95%83%E8%80%81%E6%97%8F-%E5%A4%AB%E5%A6%BB%E6%9B%BE%E6%98%AF%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E7%99%BD%E9%A0%98-%E5%8D%BB%E5%9B%A0%E6%87%B7%E5%AD%95%E8%A2%AB%E8%B3%87%E9%81%A3-151509239.html"
X Link 2024-07-12T05:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Sometimes there is no suicide but straight-up murder such as this woman who killed her two young children in New Taipei due to "stress." https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202405150019 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202405150019"
X Link 2024-07-12T05:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Also a Sanchong man was arrested in May for the triple murder of his wife her mother (his mother-in-law) and her 3-year-old son. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5684891 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5684891"
X Link 2024-07-12T05:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@skramerwrites @SGlennonB We can agree on more choices. It's funny to claim the KMT doesn't serve Taiwan when it's won the last two local elections and has the most seats in the legislature. Also it came second in the presidential election. Are you saying all these voters also don't like Taiwan"
X Link 2024-07-14T11:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"The final leg of my China trip was Hangzhou the beautiful former imperial capital where West Lake/Xihu lies. Xihu is so scenic I visited [--] times at different spots. There's one photo of the Jiangxi countryside from the train which makes me want to visit there in the future"
X Link 2024-07-20T15:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@ElbridgeColby The FT reported that Taiwan was going to prepare for war by setting up stockpiles and involving hospitals schools and even convenience stores. These plans were to be submitted to Lai Qingde Thursday but nothing has been reported so it seems they weren't. https://x.com/hilton_ctwh/status/1811993557299003475 Taiwan's government is looking to prepare for conflict by drawing up plans to prepare public services and infrastructure like hospitals and create stockpiles to function during wartime. https://t.co/qhYpZJe0Kw https://x.com/hilton_ctwh/status/1811993557299003475 Taiwan's"
X Link 2024-07-20T15:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@ElbridgeColby If the authorities actually go ahead with this plan it remains to be seen how they will explain this to the public and how they will carry it out given the DPP government has not been very competent in a lot of areas"
X Link 2024-07-20T15:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@TheGrouchHK @thetaklo That's interesting how Myanmar was able to invade and burn down Thailand's capital in the past. It seems they are Thailand's historical enemies"
X Link 2024-07-21T14:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@RockVica I'm sure similar crimes happen in other Asian countries but it does happen an awful lot in Taiwan"
X Link 2024-07-22T11:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@skramerwrites I appreciate your candor and I believe you though your wife is actually Taiwanese right"
X Link 2024-07-24T07:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Two potentially huge and positive events happened in China with Fatah and Hamas signing a deal to form a joint government and this from the Ukrainian foreign minister. BREAKING The wind-down of the Ukraine war begins in earnest in Beijing & with China as key mediator. This hot on the heels of Chinese reconciliation of Palestinian differences and a year after the Iran-Saudi breakthrough. China is now the Superpower of Peacemaking. https://t.co/jyai40zMyl BREAKING The wind-down of the Ukraine war begins in earnest in Beijing & with China as key mediator. This hot on the heels of Chinese"
X Link 2024-07-24T15:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"I wonder what Taiwan thinks about Ukraine's foreign minister visiting China and the possibility of China brokering peace talks between Ukraine and Russia"
X Link 2024-07-24T16:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@moghilemear13 @pyrocumuluss Same way with how I feel after returning from China to Taiwan a month ago"
X Link 2024-07-30T15:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I went to KFC in my Taipei neighborhood today and while it was busy I didn't expect to have to wait over [--] minutes for my order a single Zinger. My number never showed on the screen and after my third time asking the staff finds my order then switches the Zinger"
X Link 2024-08-02T09:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"That meant my food had been lying there for some time but somehow nobody updated it on the system. When I pointed this out the guy then gave me an egg tart but never told me sorry or looked me in the eyes. Sad to have another disappointing Taiwan experience"
X Link 2024-08-02T09:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"It's stunning how really disturbing crimes can happen in Taiwan and fly under the radar as if it was something trivial. A Taiwanese man hired an Indonesian helper then abused her for [--] months basically using her like a sex slave. https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/08/04/2003821757 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/08/04/2003821757"
X Link 2024-08-04T14:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"So another shocking crime which was very much ignored in Taiwan-a Malaysian student was stabbed to death outside a KTV in Keelung last November. I'm not sure this was reported by English-language media when it happened (this is about the sentencing). https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/08/04/2003821759 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/08/04/2003821759"
X Link 2024-08-05T10:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Another shocking fact is this was the fourth murder of a Malaysian by Taiwanese in Taiwan since [----] with the other three victims being women. https://x.com/hilton_ctwh/status/1581505032456835074 @TaiwanSpecial What do you mean This is the third Malaysian woman to have been killed in Taiwan since [----] which does raise concerns about both violence against women especially foreigners and violent crime in general which has been happening a lot recently. https://x.com/hilton_ctwh/status/1581505032456835074 @TaiwanSpecial What do you mean This is the third Malaysian woman to have been killed in"
X Link 2024-08-05T10:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@notXiangyu I knew the Japanese killed aboriginals in Taiwan but I didn't know it was so much. It is a shame none of this other than the conflict in Seediq Bale is widely taught or commemorated"
X Link 2024-08-08T15:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@pingu_pinguping @davidstroup @huwaliyasuntob Projection I could argue that a large proportion of people Taiwan perhaps even the majority seem very disillusioned with the DPP over the past [--] years"
X Link 2024-08-20T05:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@realCarrickRyan @realsteelmuslim Not saying Taiwan automatically belongs to China but your comparisons are flawed. Irish have always been the majority whereas those from England made up a minority. The majority of people on Taiwan are descendants of Chinese settlers who wiped out and assimilated the indigenous"
X Link 2024-08-20T05:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@realCarrickRyan @realsteelmuslim Also Britain voluntarily let Australia go independent China was forced to give it up. And Australia is halfway across the world from Britain Taiwan is right across the strait from mainland China"
X Link 2024-08-20T05:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@pingu_pinguping @davidstroup @huwaliyasuntob No most winning candidates in presidential elections get much more than [--] percent. Lai also only got a few percentage points more than the runner-up Hou so please don't start twisting facts"
X Link 2024-08-20T15:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Taiwan's transport minister resigned abruptly this week as soon as news broke that he had been in a long-term affair. It turns out that his mistress was mainland Chinese. So the DPP scaremongers about China yet it's ok for high-ranking officials to have affairs with Chinese Just [--] months in Taiwan ruling DPP @ChingteLai govt lost first minister in disgrace. Li Meng-yen Minister of Transport (a powerful post) married resigned after extramarital affairs exposed with a woman who was. wait for it a mainland Chinese spouse (divorced). https://t.co/W8HbtMxasW Just [--] months in Taiwan ruling DPP"
X Link 2024-08-21T13:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@ElbridgeColby On what grounds would China want to "conquer" anybody We know about its claim to Taiwan but not any other state"
X Link 2024-08-23T16:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I can't help feeling that a big obstacle for Taiwan's progress is both the KMT and DPP fail to be honest about what their visions require- the former in explaining the benefits of closer relations with China and the latter in the costs and sacrifices involved in resisting China"
X Link 2024-09-04T13:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@petelincoln48 The KMT doesn't seek a break with the US. They have an office in the US and often visit it which is more than can be said for the DPP and China"
X Link 2024-09-05T04:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@petelincoln48 That certainly is an extreme position but it's not coming from the KMT though"
X Link 2024-09-05T04:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Taiwan's GDP per capita has passed Japan's but it means little when tragedies like this happen regularly as well as traffic fatalities factory and home fires and family murders. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202409040017 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202409040017"
X Link 2024-09-05T05:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@KeroseneMercury @thetaklo Yeah and sadly the Ukrainians are still fighting and losing men. I hope that doesn't happen with Taiwan"
X Link 2024-09-07T15:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@PaulHuangReport @KP_Taiwan Yeah and I suppose it is because of how obviously politically-motivated this whole affair is that the mainstream international media are ignoring this"
X Link 2024-09-09T11:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@PaulHuangReport @KP_Taiwan It's like the more actual news there is happening in Taiwan the less coverage there is"
X Link 2024-09-09T11:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"The DPP constantly likes to paint China as an authoritarian villain who democracies should gang up against yet last week China hosted over [--] African countries in Beijing the vast majority of whom are democracies and aren't threatened by but want more ties with China"
X Link 2024-09-11T14:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@gonglei89 Taiwanese murdered a Vietnamese migrant worker in cold blood on the street (they were pursuing two other Vietnamese) in Pingtung yet nobody here on twitter or in Taiwan really cared. https://x.com/hilton_ctwh/status/1820404336645812425 As absurd as this may sound foreigners do get killed in Taiwan stabbed raped or even held captive as a sex slave not to mention discriminated against. The thing is none of these victims are from Western countries. https://t.co/95RhEMaaKz https://x.com/hilton_ctwh/status/1820404336645812425 As absurd as this may sound foreigners do get killed in"
X Link 2024-09-20T10:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@GabrielCor54922 If this is correct I think this is more of a trend and should also be reported and commented on. https://x.com/thinking_panda/status/1836956369263673403 In July [----] a Chinese tourist was murdered in Osaka. In April [----] a Chinese couple was killed in a mountain. In early [----] a Chinese student was killed in Hamana lake. In August [----] a Chinese student was stabbed to death by a Japanese. Western media never report them. https://t.co/euwfZlmzAJ https://x.com/thinking_panda/status/1836956369263673403 In July [----] a Chinese tourist was murdered in Osaka. In April [----] a Chinese"
X Link 2024-09-20T10:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"What happened in Lebanon this week was shocking horrific and evil. In yesterday's attack 50% of the people killed were children and healthcare workers. https://t.co/TSUqPoCWpX https://t.co/SgbRvwTios In yesterday's attack 50% of the people killed were children and healthcare workers. https://t.co/TSUqPoCWpX https://t.co/SgbRvwTios"
X Link 2024-09-20T14:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"It's interesting how a lot of folks in the West who supposedly care so much about people in Xinjiang show hardly any concern about people in Iraq Libya Afghanistan Syria Palestine or Lebanon"
X Link 2024-09-20T14:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@JimMillward Before you get too starry-eyed at Taiwan please note it is not that progressive when it has lots of racism and discrimination against people of color including its own aboriginals; accepts no refugees has hardly any immigrants and treats workers (local and foreign) poorly"
X Link 2024-09-21T05:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@aCodingGuy @JimMillward Family background is a major reason as well as Covid. However my main point is that it is highly misleading to consider Taiwan progressive when the reality is otherwise"
X Link 2024-09-21T06:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@ImMichaelCannon @JimMillward Indeed migrant domestic helpers and factory workers who are all from Southeast Asia are heavily discriminated and looked down on in Taiwan. And a plan to bring in Indian workers caused such controversy locals even held a protest"
X Link 2024-09-21T15:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Out of curiosity are there any expats in Taiwan or Taiwanese who have been to Fujian province in mainland China"
X Link 2024-09-22T09:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@LeeAndy33996956 No not "working for the other side". In fact you'd be surprised who I work for. I ask because I want to know because Fujian is where the ancestors of the majority of Taiwanese come from and thus where a lot of its culture is derived from such as worshipping Matsu"
X Link 2024-09-22T10:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@LeeAndy33996956 Many DPP officials are not familiar with China (I think William Lai has only visited Shanghai once). I wonder if visiting Fujian might change their mindset. It's one thing to not want Taiwan to be part of the PRC but it's another to claim that Taiwan has nothing to do with China"
X Link 2024-09-22T10:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Not only is it terrible that another war might be about to be started by Israel which has killed almost [---] Lebanese in just [--] days but this might have repercussions for Taiwan. After all if it's ok for Israel to invade neighbors what's the big deal if China does it"
X Link 2024-09-25T13:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Just like the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan meant that Russia's invasion of Ukraine didn't exactly outrage much of the world the US' support of Israel in invading and attacking smaller neighbors might mean there will be a lack of global concern if China acts on Taiwan"
X Link 2024-09-25T13:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@shu_wang_gong Interesting book though are either of those two authors in Taiwan or reside here"
X Link 2024-09-25T13:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Nice photoessay about Chinatowns throughout Asia including Singapore Bangkok Manila and Kolkatta India. There's an interesting dynamic in the former with recent Chinese arrivals coming in and adding to or altering the longstanding Cantonese/Hakka setting. This is one of my fave stories ever Beautiful work from Straits Times This is one of my fave stories ever Beautiful work from Straits Times"
X Link 2024-09-27T14:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@SecondRingSZN Actually a lot of Americans as well as people around the world protested the invasion of Iraq. The Bush government just ignored them and pretended it didn't happen"
X Link 2024-10-01T05:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"A Taiwanese woman killed a Chinese and an American in the Philippines in June after luring and kidnapping them for ransom. Fortunately she was recently caught in Korea and might be extradited to China. I bet Taiwan won't make too much noise about this. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202409240021 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202409240021"
X Link 2024-10-01T06:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"So true. It's wild that an operation against military targets which killed zero people (one dying from falling shrapnel) has triggered more outrage from Western media than Israeli operations targeting residential areas and ambulances and massacring hundreds of civilians. It's wild that an operation against military targets which killed zero people (one dying from falling shrapnel) has triggered more outrage from Western media than Israeli operations targeting residential areas and ambulances and massacring hundreds of civilians"
X Link 2024-10-02T08:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"For a supposedly progressive place Taiwan has been silent on expressing sympathy for Gaza and now Lebanon while voicing support for Ukraine and even donating money to Israel. It's truly disappointing though not surprising if you know the government's real values"
X Link 2024-10-02T09:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@SecondRingSZN Given that Lai Qingde loves Hokkien so much he should be asked to come greet these mainland tourists. Of course he insists that it be called Taiwanese "
X Link 2024-10-07T09:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@SecondRingSZN It's going to be official and it's not "Taiwanese" but "Taiwan Taiwanese." https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2011842 https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2011842"
X Link 2024-10-10T08:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Very selfish reasoning from a Taiwan legislator that ignores the fact that many Taiwanese benefit from dual citizenship and that Taiwan is the only place in the world that bans dual citizenship for foreigners but not locals which is incredibly hypocritical. 90% of Taiwanese have nothing to do with foreigners. Interesting point by a legislator that Im inclined to think is true. They will ask how does dual nationality for foreigners benefit me or Taiwan Please sign petition. See bio link. 90% of Taiwanese have nothing to do with foreigners. Interesting point by a legislator that Im inclined to"
X Link 2024-10-12T09:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"It's funny how some people think Taiwan's ruling party is "progressive" when it does little to help migrant workers local workers accept refugees or end dual-citizenship ban. Also it has not said a single word on people being killed in the Middle East except to condemn Iran"
X Link 2024-10-12T09:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"South Korea's Han Kang won the Nobel Literature prize but declined to hold a press conference citing the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. A Japanese anti-nuclear arms group that won the Nobel peace prize cited child victims and destruction in Gaza. https://news.koreaherald.com/view.phpud=20241011050594 https://news.koreaherald.com/view.phpud=20241011050594"
X Link 2024-10-13T11:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"This type of cross-strait cultural exchange is encouraging and should happen more given that Matsu was "born" in Fujian and that most Taiwanese (Hoklos Hakkas) have strong cultural links to there. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/taiwanese-flock-china-religious-festival-despite-tensions-4674656 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/taiwanese-flock-china-religious-festival-despite-tensions-4674656"
X Link 2024-10-13T13:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@michaelturton Michael I know what you're trying to argue but saying Taiwan has never been part of China is false"
X Link 2024-10-19T10:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@Phuket_Sammy @ThosMajor It was very hot and I had to stop a few times but when I reached the top I was good"
X Link 2024-10-19T12:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@cjasonc9849 Blame everything on the KMT while ignoring the reality that their party is extremely incompetent and failing Taiwan immensely"
X Link 2024-10-19T15:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@okaythenme He's the only head of state I've seen in person other than Trinidad's (where I grew up) when he appeared at a function in Hong Kong when I was working there. I admire him but I do think the new capital is kind of questionable"
X Link 2024-10-20T09:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"BRICS summit opens in Russia with [--] international leaders and ministers. Of course China India Brazil and South Africa are there but so are Egypt Indonesia Turkey Vietnam Iran Saudi Arabia and Mexico. The world is becoming a bit more multipolar. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/22/putin-brics-summit-russia-china-india-iran-kazan https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/22/putin-brics-summit-russia-china-india-iran-kazan"
X Link 2024-10-22T15:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Glad to see I'm not the only one pointing out how Taiwan has failed to speak out on the invasions and killings in the Middle East whilst China has spoken out. https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2024/10/26/2003825873 Has William Lai or Tsai Ing-wen for that matter said anything about the horrific fighting in Gaza or Lebanon https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2024/10/26/2003825873 Has William Lai or Tsai Ing-wen for that matter said anything about the horrific fighting in Gaza or Lebanon"
X Link 2024-10-26T09:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@content_grinder Malls are actually still very popular in Asia just not so much in Taiwan"
X Link 2024-11-01T11:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@wmdglasgow It's a massive country larger than Australia or the US and still recovering from Covid in terms of foreign travel. Also one could say the same thing about Taiwan outside of Taipei"
X Link 2024-11-03T10:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@przidnt1 It reads like wishful thinking. Russia is literally winning in Ukraine and Iran is hardly "losing""
X Link 2024-11-03T11:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@S06207012 @W_T_Han Same in Taiwan especially in the north regarding Hokkien and Hakka"
X Link 2024-11-03T14:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@S06207012 @W_T_Han It's ok to be proud of Hokkien just like how people from Hong Kong or Shanghai take pride in Cantonese or Shanghainese. The problem is the discussion around Hokkien in Taiwan is full of posturing such as trying to pretend it's a completely different language from that in Fujian"
X Link 2024-11-03T14:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@jasonhickel @nytimes I don't know if you already feel the same way but this is why people should be more open or enthusiastic about China and the BRICS becoming stronger. The way how things are nobody can hold the US and its allies accountable"
X Link 2024-11-04T12:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@caketaster404 @wmdglasgow Yeah I know there were more foreigners in China years ago. I lived in Beijing too in the mid-2010s. I don't think it's that surprising that a university student studying outside a major city who was in high school up until recently may not have seen foreigners before"
X Link 2024-11-04T14:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Dovahseod @RnaudBertrand He did unify the country in [----] given it had been dominated by warlords in the previous decade. Of course he didn't have complete control and he turned on the Communists in a violent manner"
X Link 2024-11-25T08:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Today in my district in Taipei a man stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death on the street right outside a tech company. Reportedly the victim who was married used to be beaten by the killer and had applied for a protection order against him. https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9B%BE%E5%A4%9A%E6%AC%A1%E5%A0%B1%E8%AD%A6%E6%B1%82%E6%95%91-%E5%85%A7%E6%B9%96%E5%A5%B3-%E7%AD%89%E4%B8%8D%E5%88%B0%E4%BF%9D%E8%AD%B7%E4%BB%A4-%E9%81%AD%E5%B0%8F%E7%8E%8B%E7%95%B6%E8%A1%97%E5%88%BA%E6%AE%BA-%E6%83%A1%E7%94%B7%E9%BB%91%E5%8F%B2%E6%9B%9D%E5%85%89-091216506.html"
X Link 2024-11-25T16:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"While Taiwan can generally be safe it's not like women being stalked and killed by ex-lovers in broad daylight never happens. https://x.com/hilton_ctwh/status/1636930092197900288 As much as some might gush about Taiwan being very safe and where gender equality is high it's also a place where women can still be stabbed to death by an abusive ex-partner in broad daylight in a big city like Kaohsiung. https://t.co/5TWMnSXh4Z https://x.com/hilton_ctwh/status/1636930092197900288 As much as some might gush about Taiwan being very safe and where gender equality is high it's also a place where women"
X Link 2024-11-25T16:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@jojjeols Yes it does but it is also incredibly hypocritical since Taiwan allows dual citizenship for its own people. Other countries that ban foreign dual citizenship also ban it for their own adult citizens like Japan and Singapore"
X Link 2024-11-27T09:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@SirCDN @cchukudebelu China is just too big to be dependent on one city"
X Link 2024-11-27T10:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@SirCDN @cchukudebelu I don't know much about Russia though I believe St Petersburg also a major city. In any case China's population (1.4 billion) is over [--] times bigger than Russia (140 million) and has had several major capitals in different regions during the past thousand of years"
X Link 2024-11-27T10:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Oceanlugano Yeah Taiwan is pretty much the only state to have this one-sided dual citizenship ban since Taiwanese are free to hold multiple passports"
X Link 2024-11-27T10:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"I went to mainland China's Guangdong and Sichuan. One is a province I'm familiar with and where my paternal family is from the other I've never been to. I visited the Cantonese capital the Hakka "capital" the Sichuanese (and southwest) capital and saw the Yangtze in person"
X Link 2024-11-30T14:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"It was a very memorable trip with lots of good experiences though there was a few small issues like weird and random rude incidents people cutting in line (though this wasn't frequent) and app issues. Hailing a driver isn't always effective when using English-lang Wechat"
X Link 2024-11-30T14:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@NicoTWFR Yes you can use cash but some vendors and taxi drivers won't have change. I think only big hotels and big chain stores will accept credit cards. You can set up a wechat account and link it to your credit card which lets you pay by being scanned but you cannot pay by scanning"
X Link 2024-12-02T08:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@NicoTWFR What that means is you can't use Wechat to pay by scanning QR codes which vendors and the subways use but you can use Wechat in stores since they will always have scanners"
X Link 2024-12-02T08:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@okaythenme I think a key difference is that unlike Hong Kong Singapore doesn't have any real rival in SE Asia as a financial center. Also Bangkok and KL are already quite developed so they don't exactly have much room to grow. HCMC is developing but won't be as global as Singapore"
X Link 2024-12-02T16:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@PaulHuangReport Let's hope Taiwan's DPP doesn't get any ideas from what just happened in South Korea tonight. The reasons given by Yoon for declaring martial law sound similar to Taiwan"
X Link 2024-12-03T15:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"What happened in South Korea last night was a farce and a shock for democracy. I hope their president gets what he deserves. Of course Taiwan had its own democratic farce earlier this year when the ruling DPP instigated all-day fights in legislature. https://x.com/hilton_ctwh/status/1791491677334757694 Fighting broke out in Taiwan's legislature today including a male DPP legislator tackling a female KMT legislator on top of a table then grabbing her and pushing her after they landed on the ground. Sad to see physical and near-sexual assault of a female. https://t.co/gnNZjRmFQZ"
X Link 2024-12-04T15:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The DPP even spoke out in support of South Korea's imposition of martial law before quickly deleting it. However the DPP does exactly what the Korean president did in branding the opposition as anti-Taiwan and being bitter at being a legislative minority https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202412040007 https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202412040007"
X Link 2024-12-04T15:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@markessien @okaythenme I'm not an expert on Africa but I notice that Nigeria's often-stated population of over [---] million is much larger than its neighbors (Ghana Cameroon) not to mention exceeds the second and third-most populous African nation DRC and Ethiopia - by over [---] million"
X Link 2024-12-06T09:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@PAstynome @OrlovProvince @Dharmapurinerd @okaythenme It's actually not- Morris Chang was born in mainland China grew up there are in Hong Kong (not Taiwan) and then went to the US and spent decades there. He was in his mid-50s when the KMT asked him to set up TSMC. He'd never lived in Taiwan until then"
X Link 2024-12-08T11:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"This was my second visit to Guangzhou but unlike the first this time I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. I was heading to other parts of Guangdong so I couldn't stay long. I definitely think GZ has one of the best set of skyscrapers in Asia and is an underrated city for travel"
X Link 2024-12-12T15:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Besides the skyscrapers there were two places that were notable-the bustling Beijing Road pedestrian area with the massive Dafo Temple that is lit up at night and the Whampoa (Huangpu) Military Academy the famous military school set up in [----] by the KMT which is now a museum"
X Link 2024-12-12T15:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Lumpenpancakes @MadnessWatcher Besides the fact Taiwan's government is incompetent and prioritizes foreign (Western) attention over its own people Taiwan doesn't have that sort of draw and shouldn't try to be any of those destinations. Tainan is like Quanzhou and Xiamen right on the other side of the strait"
X Link 2024-12-14T12:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@Lumpenpancakes @MadnessWatcher That the DPP pretends the Hoklo language and culture sprung out of nowhere reduces its historical charm and authenticity. This is partly the fault of the KMT as well but in the opposite way by claiming that Taiwan was the "authentic China.""
X Link 2024-12-14T12:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@przidnt1 Yeah things have gotten worse. Despite Taiwan's supposed mini-economic boom until [----] things like this were going on which is the sort of horrendous crime that you'd expect in a third-world country. https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/11/06/2003788373 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/11/06/2003788373"
X Link 2024-12-15T10:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@3rdwavemedia @AndyBxxx I live and work and have been here since the late 2000s. I do have local friends and I can't speak for your experience (just to be clear you only visit here right) but in general the "friendliness" is skindeep in many ways"
X Link 2024-12-16T11:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@3rdwavemedia @AndyBxxx I agree every experience is different but I stand by my point. I would say that people who actually live here would have a deeper understanding. I've lived in several places including Trinidad (where I'm from); Toronto Canada; and Hong Kong"
X Link 2024-12-16T15:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@3rdwavemedia @AndyBxxx It might very well be"
X Link 2024-12-16T15:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@JonathanCHerz @MadnessWatcher I agree however my main point is that Taiwanese either never go to China or only go to Shanghai despite the fact the majority of them especially the Hoklo speakers came from Fujian. Taiwan's leader William Lai has only gone to China once and that was to Shanghai"
X Link 2024-12-18T08:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@Tianxiashunv @notXiangyu Lai visited once he went to Shanghai. What's interesting is that few of these DPP politicians (and their supporters) seem to have visited Fujian"
X Link 2024-12-18T08:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@JonathanCHerz @MadnessWatcher I live in Taiwan but I've been to a lot of places across China and worked there too. Take a look at my recent posts"
X Link 2024-12-18T09:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@JonathanCHerz @W_T_Han I don't know if this is part of it but that's an interesting development. I wonder if the Chinese authorities think unification is likely and hence the full end of the civil war so it makes sense to allow more recognition of the ROC as the PRC's predecessor"
X Link 2024-12-18T09:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

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